Tire-saving device for automobiles.



M. P. APPELL. TIRE SAVING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILESQ APPLICATION FILED 050.13. 1 915. 1,246,838. Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

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I, citizen of theUnited States,.residing near To all whom it may concern:

TED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

' "MARTIN r. 'APPELL, or NEAR GALVAI; nitrite:

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Be it knownthat I, MARTIN P- ArrE L', a

#Galva, in the county of'Henry and State of a-lllinois. have invented a new and useful 1 T1re-blavnngDevice for Automobiles, of

' similar tires.

which-the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to shoes, or like c0v-.

.91m which may be applied -.to or over the usual tires or casings of .an automobile or other; vehicle equipped with pneumatic or The principal object of the invention .is to generally simplify and improve :tire shoes and the ,means for securing them on the It is anobject to so that the usual tire-chains may with ease and facility be placed over them andv secured directly thereto. h i

' It'is another object. to" provide means whereby the shoes may be madeto fit casings of different circumferences. 1

Another object is to so construct each shoe and the shoe-securing elements that they. may quickly be secured to or removed from a casing, and further that they may be ad justedand drawn taut thereon.

Minor objects will presently appear. The invention, consists, substantially, in the improvements hereinafter described.

'By way of example a tire-shoe constructed according to my invention is herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile wheel equipped with a preferred embodiment of my invention; 1

Fig. 2, a transverse sectional detail, partly in elevation and partly broken away; Fig. 3, a fragmental detail in side elevation, showing the manner of connecting the parts of the improvements and showing also a means for connecting a tire-chain to the shoe; i

Fig. 4, a section, taken in the line H in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a fragmental detail in side elevation, showing the tire-chain attached; and Fig. 6, a transverse section of a modified form of shoe. V

In said drawings 2 designates a having a rim ner tube 5.

wheel 3, a tire-casing4, and an in-- sists of, a 's tri-pfioi any suitablewear-resisu "*ti ci cat ef Lettersfa'tnt- #P at eiited No-v.20, i917.- Application filed December aie isl S eiia1 "lTe. 6 6,59li. ,i i J int? l 9ria1"and ,is of such length. that it I will enc rclegand of such width thatit will substantiallyembracethe sides of the cas-- ing. The ends are preferablyoverlapped, as

indicated by a Throughou $1 G; length of each of its longitudinal. edgesruns an eye v8 in which is slid ably seated'a cable 9 or I construct. the shoes other suitable securing 'means.

relative to each oflthe eye F81 .The shoes maybe constructed'in anydof a great many of suitable manners, another of vwhich isv v v p Aserics of eyes or perforat ons 1.0 is. formed in each. longitud nal edge. of the shoe,fj-ust outward and there riveted, as shownatzlll,,wliereby eyes 8 are formed.

v The shoe i sheref num bored 6.

I 12, 12 indicate plates having each an an.

g rlyaarranged projection ,13 provided .with. an eye. :14, andfleachplate is secured. to

and near: oneedge and. .endof,-the shoe, as by rivets 15. Also each plate 12 is provided with an eye 16 for the passage of the cable 9see Figs. 3 and 4c. 17, 17 indicate plates each secured to the other end of the shoe by rivets 18 or otherwise, and'each is provided with a series of apertures 19 any of which is adapted for the engagement of one end of 6, thus embracing a hook 20, the other and threaded end of which is adapted'to pass through the eye 14. 22 indicates .a tensioning-nut and 23 a lock-nut, both on said threaded end. The

link l7has also an eye 17" for the passage,

ofv the cable 9.

24;, Fig. 5, indicates a tire-chain well known in the art. For securing it to the shoe and cable I provide, preferably, keyring links 25, each of which is adapted to pass through a link of the tire-chain'2 l and through one of the apertures 10 in the shoe and indirectly engaging the cable 9.

After placement of my improvements, in an evident manner, upon the tire-casing,jthe

butt end of each hook'QO is engaged with a desired one of the holes 19 in the plate .17 and its threaded end 21 passed through the aperture 14 in the projection 13. The tensioning-nut' 22 is then threaded onto said end 21 and drawn taut, whereupon the lpck- I nut 23,15 similarly placed and drawnto effectively lock the parts snugly and firmly.

upon the casing 4. 'This arrangement serves not only to protect the. casing and prevent its wear,;but also it may be 'used.

with success .upon demonstrating-cars or other cars the tires oi-which'it is. adapted to .keep: clean. It will be evident, of course,

that a single-length shoe maybe used on tires hav ng different circumferences, this -pr'ovisionz'being afforded bylthe holes 19-" and hooks 20. Other adjustments and tightening may 'be eifected by the elements '13,

and The ends'of the cables being s bent sharply at the point where they enter .the eyes 16 and 17'', and they'being drawn taut,- causes said ends? to be frictionally locked. Any other means forsecuring these ends may of-course be employed Qn bad roadsciti'sfdesirable'to use safety chams.-- When this is'done each thereof is ."zt'o be positioned in theusual manner, but

over I the 1 110 The links or loops or any other suitable securing means are then holes lO'and the linksof thech ain 24, as-

willtof course be evident that my imso'provements may be used on .the Wheels of Ti T- Y having 0Wn preengaged as hereinabove described. with the shown in Fig. 5.

motorcycles, bicycles,-"etc,,'andon tires of other than the one shown.

' lhaving'thus described the nature of my ferred and I one modified type th-saz'r-flfa,

claim as new the following,'to-wit:

1. Thecombmat on with a vehicle-wheel, of a shoe encircling 1t and having a series of perforations near each of its longitudinal fedges, cables engaged each with a longicable-receiving -;eye and an angularly er ranged projection having an eye, aflplate secured to the other end of the shoeand provided with, a cable-receiving eye and with a, series of apertures, a threaded hook one end of which is adapted to engage any of- .said apertures and its other end to pass through'the eye in said an-gularly arranged projection, and a nut engaging-the threads on said hook. a

.In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my intention I hereunto subscribe my name, i at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and -St.ate of Illinois, thiseighth day of De- I cember,'1915: I i MARTIN. P. .APPELL: 

